THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
SPORTS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
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Big 12 teams stand out in second weekend of season
Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas likely contenders for Big 12 Championship title after early season performances
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The nation's two longest winning streaks snapped this weekend with both Boise State and Brigham Young losing.
All the focus was around a losing streak increasing, though. Michigan lost its fourth straight dating back to last season and suffered its largest defeat in nearly 40 years. Notre Dame also fell to 0-2 on the season.
Between all the madness, Big 12 teams played well and went 10-2 in the second weekend of college football.
BIG 12
NO.5 OKLAHOMA 51,
MIAMI 13
Red-shirt freshman quarterback Sam Bradford proved to the nation that the Sooners are a front-runner to get to the national championship. Bradford led the Sooners with 205 yards and five touchdowns on 19-for-25 passing. Junior wide receiver Malcolm Kelly caught three touchdown passes.
NO. 7 TEXAS 34, NO. 19
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 13
After not scoring in the final quarter of its first game. Texas was
shut out for two more quarters Saturday. Then it opened the third quarter with a 60-yard drive capped by a Colt McCoy touchdown pass. McCoy finished 25-for-38 with 239 yards.
NO. 16 NEBRASKA 20
WAKE FOREST 17
The Demon Deacons disrupted the Cornhuskers' gameplan but in the end, it wasn't enough. Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky, the nation's leading rusher after week one, was held to 90 yards and quarterback Sam Keller threw two interceptions. But Demon Deacon backup quarterback Brett Hodges threw an interception in the end zone late in the fourth quarter.
NO.23 TEXAS A&M 47,
FRESNO STATE 45 (3OT)
The Bulldogs overcame a 19-point deficit to take the game into triple overtime. But the Aggies' 268-pound running back, Jorvorskie Lane, barreled over defenders for four touchdowns. He also found the end zone on the mandatory two-point conversion in the third overtime.
MISSOURI 38,
MISSISSIPPI 25
The Tiger's second-half woes continued in Oxford, Miss. Missouri'
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma tightend Jermaine Gresham stiff-arms North Texas Aaron Weathers during the Saturday game in Norman, Okla. Oklahoma won 79-10.
South Florida receiver Jessie Hester celebrates his winning touchdown in overtime during a football game against Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala, Saturday. South Florida won 26-23.
defense has allowed comeback attempts two weekends in a row. The offense was nearly flawless again, though. It was led by Chase Daniel's 330 yards and five touchdowns on 31-for-43 passing.
KANSAS STATE 34,
SAN JOSE STATE 14
The Wildcats won their home opener for the 19th consecutive year. The Spartans never had a chance because the Wildcats held their rushing game to 2.4 yards per carry.
OKLAHOMA STATE 42,
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 6
Oklahoma State's offense was just as spectacular as many expected it would be, racking up 488 total yards. The surprising part: the guy playing under center. Starting quarterback Bobby Reid only played in the first quarter before backup Zac Robinson took over and threw for three touchdowns. The Cowboys gave no explanation why Reid left the game.
TEXAS TECH 45, UTEP 31
The Miners played the Red Raiders much closer than the score indicates. It wasn't until senior wide receiver Danny Amendola caught a touchdown pass late in the third quarter that Texas Tech took its first lead. Freshman wide receiver Michael Crabtree led the Red Raiders with 15 catches for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
ARIZONA STATE 33,
COLORADO 14
BAYLOR 42, RICE 17
Buffalo quarterback Cody Hawkins went only 15-for-43 against Arizona State, a team not known for its defensive prowess. The Sun Devils, Rudy Carpenter, fared much better with three touchdowns and 270 yards.
Baylor's second-year spread offense was unstoppable and sophomore quarterback Blake Szymanski broke school records in passing yards with 412 and touchdowns with six.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORTHERN IOWA 24, IOWA STATE 13
OTHER GAMES:
Iowa State committed four turnovers and could never get its offense into any kind of rhythm against the FCS division Panthers.
The Tiger's blend of a powerful offense and a speedy defense was too much for the Hokies to handle
NO. 2 LSU 48,
NO. 9 VIRGINIA TECH 7
and gave pollsters a question about which team is the country's best.
NO. 3 WEST VIRGINIA 48,
MARSHALL 23
Mountaineer freshman running back Noel Devine provided an unexpected contribution with two touchdowns to help outlast the Thundering Herd.
NO. 4 FLORIDA 59.TROY 31
NO. 5 WISCONSON 20,
UNLV 13
Sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow led the Gators in both rushing and passing against an overmatched Trojans team.
NO. 8 LOUISVILLE 58,
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 42
Badger quarterback Tyler Donovan had a 29-yard rushing touchdown with just less than two minutes remaining to narrowly escape an upset to the Rebels.
The Cardinals highlight-reel of an offense may turn irrelevant if their defense keeps giving up 42 points to
teams like the Blue Raiders
NO.10 CALIFORNIA 34,
COLORADO STATE 28
The Rams scored two touchdowns with less than four minutes remaining to make the game interesting, but still came up short in the end.
SOUTH CAROLINA 16,
NO. 11 GEORGIA 12
Georgia freshman wide receiver Tony Wilson dropped a touchdown pass with less than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs never recovered.
NO.12 OHIO STATE 20,
AKRON 2
The Zip's defense recorded a safety early but their offense was held to only three first downs and 69 yards.
NO.13 UCLA 27,
BRIGHAM YOUNG 17
The Cougars out gained the Bruins by 199 yards but had three turnovers to the Bruin's one.
NO.14 PENN STATE 31,
NOTRE DAME 10
How good is the Nittany Lions' rushing defense? Notre Dame ran the ball 26 times for no yards.
SOUTH FLORIDA 26,
NO.17 AUBURN 23 (OT)
Bull's Coach Jim Leavitt's decision to go for it on fourth-and-one in overtime paid off. Two plays later, Matt Grothe completed a pass to Jessie Hester in the corner of the end zone to shock Auburn at home.
NO.22 BOISE STATE 10
WASHINGTON 24,
Freshman quarterback Jake Locker, who had more than 270 total yards, has fans in Seattle excited about Huskies football again.
OREGON 39, MICHIGAN 7
Another opposing spread offense, another atrocious performance from the Wolverines. Michigan started its season with two home losses for the first time since 1959.
— Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
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